Heel and shoe holder for shoemakers



May 1960 M. SHNURIWSKY 2,934,773

HEEL AND SHOE HOLDER FOR SHOEMAKERS Filed July 30, 1959 Due/far United States Patent HEEL AND SHOE HOLDER FOR SHOEMAKERS Michael Shnuriwsky, Verdun, Quebec, Canada Application July 30, 1959, Serial No. 830,583

7 Claims. (Cl. 12103) January 7, 1919, but the shoe must be held with one hand and in register with the heel during nailing.

It is accordingly the general object of the present invention to provide a holder which will maintain not only the heel in position but also the shoe itself, so that the two detached parts can be placed and held in registering position firmly during the nailing operation which can be easily carried out due to the fact that both hands of the shoemaker are free for such operation.

Yet another important object of the present invention is the provision of a shoe and heel holder of the character described which is of simple and strong construction and which is adapted to be used with ladys shoes of various sizes and shapes, including shoes opened at the back, that is having no counter.

Still another important object of the present invention is the provision of a device of the character described which is simple andquick to use.

The foregoing and other important objects of the present invention will become more apparent during the following disclosure and by referring to the drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the holder and associated clamping elements;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of the holder showing how a counterless shoe is held in position together with the heel;

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the device of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal section of the holder showing how a shoe with a counter is held in position;

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the arrangement .of Figure 4; and

Figure 6 is a longitudinal section, on an enlarged scale of the spring stud for holding the clamping loop used in Figure 2.

Referring now' more particularly to the drawing in which like reference characters indicate like elements throughout, the holder consists of a solid block 1 made of metal, plastic, Wood or other suitable material, which is higher than a ladys high heel and has at its lower face an externally projecting flange 2 forming a base. The block 1 has a substantially flat front face 3 and a curved generally U-shaped side and back faces 4. The block 1 is formed with a central opening or bore 5, the side walls of which are curved to conform to the contour of the heel of a ladys shoe, said side walls fiairing outwardly towards the upper end of the opening 5, so that the heel may seat properly within said opening. The top face 6 of the block 1 adjacent front face 3 is shaped to fit and contact the shank of a shoe.

p 1C6 latentedM'ay 3, 1961') The side and back walls of the block are extended upwardly above the top face 6 to form a guard or skirt 7 of generally U-shape when seen in plan view and having side legs 8 which are slightly converging towards their front free end portions 9 the latter forming ears extending forwardly of the block beyond front face 3 and front faces 7' of guard 7.

The height of the guard 7 is such as to extend to the top edge of the counter of a shoe inserted therein. The internal face 10 of the skirt 7 is shaped to conform to the outside of the counter of the shoe and merges smoothly with the surface of the opening 5. Preferably, the skirt or guard 7 is provided with openings '11 toenable insertion of ones fingers for registering the shoe with the heel.

When a heel has to be nailed to a shoe having no counter, such as the shoe A, the back sole portion of said shoe is inserted within guard 7 and is held in posiblock 1 at the back thereof past a rearwardly projecting stud 16 which is pressed inwardly within the block to allow passage of spring 15 and then is allowed to take a projecting position under the action of its spring 18, Fig. 6. Stud 16 is slidably mounted within a sleeve 17 embedded in block 1, and has an enlarged head 19 adapted to abut against restricted portion 20 of sleeve 17 against the action of spring 18 housed within sleeve 17.

When a shoe A having a counter C has to be fitted with a heel H, the latter is first positioned within the opening 5 and thenthe shoe is fitted within the guard or skirt 7 so that the rear part of its sole S contacts the surface of heel H. The shoe is maintained in position by means of a fastener consisting of a spring blade 21 bent into a U and maintained in this position by means of a double headed tie rod 22. The curved outer ends 23 of spring blade 21 are grasped between the thumb and the index finger to bring the two legs of the spring blade together for easy insertion of said spring blade within the rear part of the shoe to engage the walls of the counter and spread them apart against the curved side legs 8 of the guard 7. Thus, the shoe is firmly maintained in position on top of the heel.

From the foregoing, it is seen that the holder is adapted to be used for shoes with or without a counter and in both cases the shoe is firmly maintained in position in proper register with the heel. Both hands of the shoemaker are free for nailing the shoe to the heel by driving nails from inside the shoe by means of a hammer such as shown at P, or by any other suitable means. Prior to nailing of the shoe to the heel, the shoe can be displaced to bring it in proper register with the heel, openings or holes 11 serving as means to inspect the junction between the heel and the shoe.

The device of the present invention considerably facilitates and accelerates the attachment of heels to shoes as there is no danger of slipping and breaking of the heels during the attachment thereof, and the device further eliminates the necessity of first gluing the heel to the shoe for temporarily holding the same for nailing as is common practice when no holder is used.

While a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention has been illustrated and described, it is understood that various modifications may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

. 1 3 What I claim'is:

1. A heel and shoe holder for holding a shoe and a heel in mutual contact for attaching the same together comprising a block having a height greater than that of a ladys heel and having a top face, said block having a bore extending therein and opening at said top face, the Walls of said bore having a shape to conform to the contour of a heel and diverging towards the upper end of said bore so as to hold a heel in seating position Within said bore, a guard upstanding from said block having a substantially U-shaped plan section so as to receive the rear sole part of a shoe and locate the same over a heel positioned in said bore and means to hold said sole part in position and in contact with said heel to enablenailing ,in said guard is curved to engage the counter of a shoe and has a height substantially equal to the height of the counter of a shoe. 7

4. A heel and shoe holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein said holding means include a spring blade bent into a 2,934,778 1 a v a 4 v U to enter the counter of a shoe and spread the wall thereof apart against the sides of said guard.

5. A heel and shoe holdejr as claimed in claim 1, wherein said holding means include an elastic loop fastener adapted to engage the rear sole part of a counterless shoe forwardly of said guard and adjacent said top face of said block and hooking means for retaining said elastic loop fastener in stretched position.

6. A heel and shoe ho-lderas claimed in claim 5, Wherein said hooking means include a spring pressed stud projecting from the rear face of said block and retractable within said block to allow passage of s aid elastic loop fastener.

7. A heel and shoe holder as claimed in claim 5, wherein said elastic loop fastener includes a rigid straight rod having bent ends and a coil spring formed into a U and secured to said ends of said rod, said rod adapted to engage over the sole of a counterless shoe to be held in said holder.

Grochal et al May 1922 Abrams Feb. 5, 1935 

